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'''OMC''' was a motorcycle produced in 1930, at the [[SOS]] works at Hallow, near Worcester. | '''OMC''' was a motorcycle produced in 1930, at the [[SOS]] works at Hallow, near Worcester. | ||
This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by Len Vale-Onslow and marketed by his brother. It had a 172cc [[Villiers]] engine and three-speed [[Burman]] gearbox that were fitted into a pin-jointed frame with [[H. C. Webb and Co| Webb]] girder forks. The result was a stylish machine that was neat and well-finished. | This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by Len Vale-Onslow and marketed by his brother. It had a 172cc [[Villiers]] engine and three-speed [[Burman and Sons|Burman]] gearbox that were fitted into a pin-jointed frame with [[H. C. Webb and Co| Webb]] girder forks. The result was a stylish machine that was neat and well-finished. | ||
Few were built and the name was soon gone. | Few were built and the name was soon gone. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 30 April 2012
OMC was a motorcycle produced in 1930, at the SOS works at Hallow, near Worcester.
This was a lightweight machine built at the works run by Len Vale-Onslow and marketed by his brother. It had a 172cc Villiers engine and three-speed Burman gearbox that were fitted into a pin-jointed frame with Webb girder forks. The result was a stylish machine that was neat and well-finished.
Few were built and the name was soon gone.
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Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X